MINNEAPOLIS, Mar-02-2017 — /EPR COMPUTER NEWS/ — Nor-Tech, the top provider of powerful, user-friendly computers, just announced a free simulation test on a high performance computer cluster for CAE, CFD, FEA software. This is an excellent way for organizations to see the benefits of moving from a workstation to a high performance computer cluster.

The test is a free opportunity for organizations to try simulation software on the newest Nor-Tech high performance computer clusters with the newest high-demand software installed. Also, organizations can integrate their own software into the test computer cluster.

Nor-Tech President and CEO David Bollig said, “Our clients trust us to take the uncertainty out of buying a new computer cluster or upgrading the computer cluster they currently own. They need to know the software they are currently using or want to use in the future will run better on a computer cluster and reduce time-to-results. The test cluster provides that assurance.”

Nor-Tech guarantees that their high performance computer clusters are easy to set up and use; and clients will not have to wait on the phone for service and support.

“Our test cluster is designed for organizations that need better technology than a workstation,” Bollig said. “Clients who buy a high performance computer cluster typically see a significant improvement in efficiency; better resolution; better use of their engineers; and faster results.”

To test software on the high performance computer cluster, organizations should first contact Nor-Tech for a quick discussion. Then Nor-Tech will add the organization to the schedule. Nor-Tech will then configure the hardware and software for the organization and provide remote access to the test computer cluster. The organization will then run the software and ultimately see the results. Where there is sensitive information involved, Nor-Tech will typically sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Simulations run on the latest Intel Xeon CPU and NVIDIA GPUs.

Nor-Tech, winner of many technology awards, is famous in the science, university, research, and business markets for powerful, easy to use high performance computer clusters and fast, no wait support. Major recent projects include Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Transportation System; the LIGO Gravitational Project at Cal State Fullerton; and the University of Wisconsin’s IceCube Neutrino Project at the South Pole.

If your business is within 100km of the Toronto area and you’re in need of professional IT consultation services, you’re in luck! Eyeseverywhere.ca is your go-to source for industry leading IT consultation and profit improvement. Armed with over 10 years’ experience in IT consulting, the EyesEverywhere team can make sure that you can finally get everything possible out of your business arrangement, and that you’re ready to tackle any hardware or networking issues both now and in the future.

EyesEverywhere has alliances and business partnerships with some of the biggest names in the business, which helps them to get you great deals on hardware and network infrastructure equipment. Their high quality, skilled support is only a phone call or email away, and from there the EyesEverywhere team can get started to improve your company’s bottom line and make future business endeavours more streamlined and smooth. The EyesEverywhere team is skilled not only in remedying existing problems, but being proactive and eliminating any future problems before they have a chance to materialize. This proactive approach has helped many of their clients to stay ahead of changing business conditions and put their best possible foot forward.

Some of the EyesEverywhere.Ca team has over 20 years’ experience in the IT field, and this experience serves to better the livelihood of many companies throughout the Toronto area. It could serve to better yours too, and the cost to employ this highly trained team of professionals is as affordable as ever. There’s also an iron clad money back guarantee in place for EyesEverywhere.Ca customers, ensuring that if you’re not happy with the end result, or EyesEverywhere doesn’t deliver on their promises, you get your money refunded in full!

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So, whether you’re needing to build a network infrastructure from scratch, or improve/modify an existing one, EyesEverywhere has you covered. The days of settling for sub-par hardware and networks that are inefficient and costly are OVER. All it takes is one simple phone call to EyesEverywhere to get the ball rolling. As a customer of a small, medium, and large sized business alike, you can look forward to an improved profit margin, smoother functioning hardware and peripherals, and much more.

And if testimonials and customer satisfaction levels are your thing, EyesEverywhere has lots of satisfied customers that would love to tell you their success story. All it takes to supercharge your profits and take your business to the next level is a simple phone call or email to EyesEverywhere. A contract can be drawn up after the improvement plans have been made, and EyesEverywhere ensures that you’ll be happy with their 90 Day Money Back Guarantee. It couldn’t be simpler!

Due to the ever increasing competitive nature of the IT consulting industry, Eyeseverywhere.Ca has something very special to offer their patrons. In addition to a world class team of professionals on their side, Eyeseverywhere has some of the most competitive pricing in the industry.

To give you an in-depth look at the employee structure of Eyeseverywhere, you’ll find there’s some pretty strict requirements that all employees have to meet:

7 Years Minimum Corporate Work Force Experience

Precise And Cooperative Communication Skills

Leadership Ability And Multitasking Capability

Technology And Troubleshooting Expertise

Ability To Work As A Team And Troubleshoot Problematic Scenarios

Other IT Consulting Firms Don’t Even Come Close

Cooperative teamwork is at the heart of what Eyeseverywhere is all about. Setting up expansive hardware networks and peripherals, improving existing networks, offering repair and support for jobs completed, and providing an emergency on-site response team is key to the success of this company. There’s also a 90 day money back guarantee in place to ensure that customers actually get what they pay for. If you feel like Eyeseverywhere didn’t meet your needs and live up to your expectations, then you’re entitled to a refund with no questions asked.

Armed with the ability to create high quality custom training programs for your staff, you can rest assured that your company will be able to not only benefit from lower operating costs, but be able to operate all the necessary hardware to promote a more efficient business environment. At the end of the training sessions, you can be confident that your staff will have all the skills they need.

Adding and improving to existing infrastructures is a key focus of Eyeseverywhere. They can help your business save money by offering hardware at low cost, including desktop computers, mice, and printers. All the hardware solutions that Eyeseverywhere has to offer are reliable and cost effective to put you in a better position to reap higher profits from your business.

Profit From Years Of Experience And Technical Know-How

Over the last 10 years, Eyeseverywhere has made quite a name for themselves. Some of the IT consultants in Canada on their team have 20+ years of experience, giving them a keen edge on outperforming their competition. The Eyeseverywhere company also has some of the strongest strategic alliances in the business, connected with Fortune 500 companies and more. It’s this companies dedication to ongoing excellence that set’s them apart from what other IT consulting firms have to offer.

So if you’re in need of an IT consulting firm to improve and better your business infrastructure, then Eyeseverywhere is one of the companies you should really consider. Do a comparison of what this company has to offer versus the competition, and you’ll see that it makes perfect sense to employ this team of highly qualified professionals. All in all, when higher profits are your priority, Eyeseverywhere backs you all the way.

As part of “The Sound of Sax” exhibit, The Museum of Making Music has installed several Lilitab iPad kiosks to share videos and sound clips to entertain and educate visitors about the process of music creation. The Lilitab kiosks contain headphone mounts on the stands, providing enhanced sound and improved visitor interactions.

“It was a great solution”, says B.J. Morgan, Marketing Manager at The Museum. The iPads® remain fully charged when plugged into an outlet using the integrated charging cable in each stand. Kiosk set-up is quick and easy; just attach an iPad, secure the head unit, and plug in the power cord.

Installing different home button access face plates regulates visitor interactions; full web access, a single site or specific application can be configured for varying visitor experiences.

Temporary installations are easily managed with the lightweight and portable Lilitab kiosk. The modular design of the mounting solution provides for several types of visitor stations: wall mounted, surface mounted, tabletop or floor stand.

The Lilitab iPad enclosure head unit securely locks the tablet in place. Every mounting solution has the option to be bolted or cable-locked to the floor or other fixture. Integrated into the Lilitab design from the very beginning, museums can be sure their iPad® resources are safe in public venues.

The Lilitab iPad kiosk is versatile, modular and easy to customize. The Lilitab Tabletop turns any desk or table into a self-service station with quick installation; the Lilitab Surface is for a more permanent solution for a wall or counter. Keyboard and printer shelves are also available as added accessories. Optional banners to promote special events or seasonal activities enhance the visitor experience even more.

The Museum of Making Music, founded in 1998 by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), was developed to showcase and celebrate the music products industry. The Museum provides opportunities for cultural enrichment while preserving our musical heritage through special exhibitions, innovative concerts and educational programs aimed toward a wide range of audiences.

Lilitab is a group of designers, engineers & business people passionate about the use of tablet computers in public-use environments. With their compelling interface, compact form-factor and economical price-point, there are all kinds of new and unique uses for putting interactivity into the public space. Additional applications from Lilitab include aniPad credit card reader and iPad ID scanner.

Founded in 2011 by Adam Aronson, an award winning kiosk designer, Lilitab is committed to delivering the most secure, functional and stylish security enclosures for ANY tablet. Adam has been designing custom kiosk enclosures for public-use environments since 1994 in San Francisco.

Museums can engage visitors using the affordable and sleek Lilitab iPad kiosk.

Business 2012 is a new event taking place at London’s O2 on the 18th, 19th and 20th March. Confirmed headline speakers include Sir Richard Branson and Lord Alan Sugar, two of the UK’s most respected and well-known entrepreneurs, and the whole event is designed to provide business leaders with the opportunity to learn how to grow and develop their organisation.

There is a huge programme of workshops and seminars at the event and Balreed will be exclusively hosting the official printing solution workshops and seminars for the thousands of visitors that are expected. Our workshops will cover 4 key areas:

In addition on stand B34 and B44 Balreed will be showing live demonstrations of the latest print management, scanning and print workflow systems as well as explaining how Balreed’s Managed Print Services can help businesses control the cost of printing.

Gary Downey, Group Marketing Director at Balreed, said: “Being part of Business 2012 is very exciting as it gives us a great opportunity to show how Balreed can help new start-ups and more mature businesses control their costs whilst optimising their print capabilities.”

“How a business produces and manages documents should be a crucial consideration for any organisation, especially in the current climate, but surprisingly it is so often over-looked by business leaders. Through our exclusive workshops and seminars, visitors to Business 2012 can learn the many commercial benefits of a print strategy, assess how well they are currently performing in this area and what good looks like, and follow simple steps to optimise the infrastructure they have already. We have seen a massive growth in interest in our Managed Print Services and Remote Managed Print Services so we will also host workshops dedicated to these in which we will explain what an MPS is and how an organisation can use an MPS strategy to gain a real competitive advantage.” Balreed’s workshops and seminars have been tailored to suit any size or type of business and a full schedule of what takes place each day can be found on the Business 2012 site: http://www.business2012.com.

Causing a lot of noise in the music system industry is the new wireless multi room music system. The Sonos Play 3 has recently gone on sale at playmediaworld.co.uk.

This amazing little system has three integrated speakers and has three dedicated amplifiers which provide the crystal-clear, high-quality, just plain brilliant sound which has today given Sonos its outstanding reputation.

Imagine having an iPod in your hand, choosing which room you want the track playing, how loud, and from which music service, all with perfect synchronisation between the sonos players, no lagging or jitters.

There are so many music services from which you can choose from with the Sonos System. You then control the system with the Sonos controller, the iPhone, iTouch, iPad and Android phone which you can download the app for free. The providers include big names such as Spotify & Napster. There are also over 10,000 free radio stations and millions of podcasts at your fingertips.

With the Sonos Play 3 it is extremely simple to set up. There is no wiring involved, no silly programming.

Play Media Worlds Marketing Manager, Rick Hope said: “The simplicity, design and quality of this device is just amazing, you would not expect the Sonos Play:3 to sound as good as it does for its size.”

“The brilliance of Sonos is that I can now also add additional sonos players to my home network, all linking up working together in a harmonious wireless mesh.”

Magic Micro makes it possible for you to get the custom pc that you have always wanted, the easiest way possible. Magic Micro shifted selling to computers and computer parts that are of high quality. This makes it a whole lot easier for the buyer as they would not have a hard time in choosing because the customer is assured that whichever he or she chooses, he or she will get the best brands there are in the market.

Since Magic Micro has improved on their products, it is now easier for the buyer to get their very own custom computer that they have always wanted. With their easily navigable website, you can purchase your pc in no time. Magic Micro now sells Barebones PC‘s, Laptops and Notebooks, Desktop Computer Systems, Computer Parts, and Softwares. All of which are of very high quality. All these you can get in the easy to use Magi Micro website.

Magic Micro also sells pre-made computer packages that are of very reasonable price. These pre-made packages are made from the top quality computer parts. However, if you decide to purchase these, you can put additional customizations to that you can be able to get the custom pc that you have always wanted.

For each computer part there are different leading brands sold. First off, for the CPU case, you can choose from among the following brands: Antec, Apevia, Cooler Master, Super Talent, and Thermaltake. All of which are state of the art and have a design that is unique from each other.

For the Central Processing Unit, Magic Micro sells only the best there is. If you try to search the internet for the best processors, it would take you to the websites of AMD and Intel. What’s so good is that, only these brands are being sold in Magic Micro, to get your ultimate custom pc. When it comes to processors, you will never go wrong in Magic Micro.

Next stop is the motherboard. To get you ultimate custom pc, you are gonna want to get the best brands there are, and they could be found in Magic Micro. Again, the AMD and Intel own this arena. Whichever of the two that you choose, you are assured of the best performance in all of the motherboards in the market today.

Magic Micro also sells Video/TV cards that are also of great value. Of course, if you want to get an extreme custom pc, you’re gonna want to get a high-performance Video/TV card. In Magic Micro, you can find the Radeon and the GeForce. Ask any person who is an enthusiast in computers, and they’ll say that these video/tv cards are two of the best card there are in the market today.

Other brands for other computer parts include the following: Creative for Sound devices, Logitech for input devices and many, many more.

As what one could see, Magic Micro has filled itself with the best there are in the market today. This is making sure that you can never go wrong in your decisions because you are assured of the best. With very reasonable prices too, you can maximize the power of your dollar. Magic Micro is the best place to go when you decide to make your custom pc.

Janicom.com is an online store specializing in barebone PCs – an online store where you can choose from plenty of custom built PC systems and components, picking the ones that will match your requirements and the sum of money you have at your disposal best. Being a considerably cheaper alternative to readymade systems, barebone PCs give you the opportunity to assemble a quality computer for yourself without overpaying for the brand, under which this or that system is assembled.

The Catalog section at Janicom.com is split into three main groups, namely: Barebones, Desktop Computer Systems and Components. Barebone computers prevail here even though the choice of pre-built desktop computer systems is rather wide as well. The good thing is that Janicom.com doesn’t charge too much for the assembled systems, so if you are not sure you can choose all the right components for your custom built PC, you can always resort to readymade solutions.

Alternatively, if you want to build a computer system yourself, you can always visit the Barebones section where you are offered to choose a barebone computer matching your preferences best – and to equip is with components of your choice. Everything you have to do is specify the chosen components and the techies in Janicom.com will assemble your PC, back it up with a 1-year full warranty and ship it to you wherever you are.

The convenient navigation system used at Janicom.com allows you to sort the offered products by price or by the name of the manufacturer. By registering at the site, you get the opportunity to tag products as well as to add them into your wish list.

The barebone PCs as well as pre-built computer systems offered by Janicom.com are grouped into subcategories depending on the manufacturer of the components (Intel or AMD) as well as depending on the type of processor/RAM. Separate components are grouped by type and, often, manufacturer. The grouping makes the process of navigating the site considerably easier for the customers.

Janicom.com also offers you a lot of useful information delivered in articles in Company section. Those articles are very likely to help you in the process of choosing components for your own custom built PC as they contain valuable advice on how to build a custom system depending on your needs, should it be office work, Internet surfing or gaming. Besides, the Company section contains the contact information that you can use to get through to the company’s support service.

The special offers that Janicom.com makes to its customers from time to time are listed in the Promotions section as well as right on the site’s index page. This online store also offers its customers to shop for its gift certificates of practically any amount between $50 and $1,500. A gift certificate can also include particular free products that you can specify when purchasing it. A gift certificate can be sent to the recipient by email or by regular postal service.

HP announced that Carl Boustany has been appointed HP IHPS segment specialist for Middle East, Mediterranean (Turkey and Greece) and Africa (MEMA).

Based in Dubai, Boustany will provide support for the IHPS team within the MEMA region, promoting the HP T200 and the T300 Inkjet Web Presses. Following the success of these products in Europe, Boustany’s role will be to further increase sales for IHPS and boost the conversion of analogue to digital in this region.

“The digital printing industry is growing rapidly and there is great potential for the adoption of Inkjet Web Press technology in MEMA. I wanted to be a part of a company that is at the forefront of driving this growth,” said Boustany. “I felt that this role would be a great opportunity and I’m really looking forward to providing this region with the technology it needs. Over the coming months, I will be looking for new business partners to support the developments planned and the growth of this market.”

Boustany has spent 15 years in product and sales management within the printing industry and by taking his new role at HP, he was looking to further develop his experience and learn more about digital technology.

“I believe there are exciting times ahead as this is a new side of the industry for me, and it’s still relatively fresh for the region of MEMA,” continued Boustany. “Installing an HP T200 or T300 press brings fantastic business opportunities to companies producing books, transactional print, direct mail or newspapers or considering moving into these areas of business, and I am eager to start communicating these benefits to the marketplace.”

Since its first commercial installation in December 2008, the HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press has accelerated the advance of digital printing from niche to mainstream applications by offering cost-effective, high-volume digital colour production. The press prints a 762mm (30-inch) wide roll with 1,200 x 600 addressable dots per inch four-colour-process printing at a speed up to 122m/min (400ft/min).

Made4Biz Security Inc . has announced today a trade-in plan for RSA’s SecureID. Each SecureID customer can switch their SecureID devices to IDentiWall while using their SecureID’s past investments as credit against the IDentiWall license fee.

Such trade-in is guaranteed to be financially compelling and technically superior.

Barry Whaling, Chief Executive Officer, Smarter Systems, announced today that Theresa Ulyatt has been named President, effective today, December 1, 2010. Both Whaling and Ulyatt will be working together to lead the company. Collectively, with the team, they will forge a strategic plan focusing on continued growth, product and service expansion and infrastructure scalability in the business.

Barry Whaling, CEO, said, “We are very excited to have Theresa Ulyatt join the Smarter Systems team. She is the exact combination of experienced executive and quality leader that we were looking for, and we are pleased to have attracted such outstanding talent. The Smarter Systems team is united in the vision that her energetic management style, along with a proven track record of driving growth, is exactly what we need to achieve our full potential. I believe Theresa is the ideal person to assist me in leading Smarter Systems forward and I’m honored to get the chance to work with her. As far as I’m concerned, the best is yet to come.”

Prior to joining Smarter Systems, Ulyatt held an executive leadership role with NouvEON, a management-consulting firm based in Charlotte where she led Strategy and Talent. Theresa also spent time with Wachovia/Wells Fargo in IT and HR Recruiting leadership. While still in the Northeast, Theresa was the Founder and CEO of two Executive Search firms in the NY/NJ metropolitan area.

Ulyatt commented about her new role, stating, “The opportunity to co-lead this young, successful organization is exhilarating. I believe in Barry Whaling and what he has built and in this company’s potential. The Smarter Systems technology solutions are leading edge and add such tremendous value; I am excited about being part of that. The team is hard working and ‘in it together’.”

Whaling noted that during the lean, recession years Smarter Systems pushed hard and worked to serve their customer needs, delivering on promises, watching expenses and staying close to their core company values. These fundamentals served the company well. In its first year of business the company far exceeded all benchmarks for revenue set at inception. In its second year, it doubled in gross revenue and kept expenses impressively low. In these challenging economic times, Whaling feels grateful to a committed team of employees and loyal customers who make it happen.

Whaling commented, “We are ready to take Smarter Systems to the next level. Theresa and the rest of the management team possess a vision for Smarter Systems that makes me very proud. I couldn’t be more excited about 2011 and beyond.”

Perry Corporation today announced the acquisition of Findlay, Ohio based Friends Business Source (Copier Division). Barry Clark, President of Perry Corporation said, “With this acquisition Perry Corporation expands its leadership position within the office technology industry. Our Employee Owners view this growth and expansion as validation of their performance and efforts through these difficult economic times. We are growing and increasing our presence throughout northwest central Ohio, southern Michigan and western Indiana.” He also stated, “This continues are aggressive expansion strategy and we expect a seamless transition for Friends (Copier Division) clients and look forward to building new relationships.”

ABOUT PERRY CORPORATION:
Perry Corporation was founded in 1965 by the late Rex Perry. As the area’s leading provider of stateof-the-art office equipment, the company has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past ten years and now has over 180 employees.

ABOUT FRIENDS (COPIER DIVISION):
Friends Business Source is a national provider of Office Supplies, Office Furniture, Janitorial/Breakroom, Promotional products and Commercial Printing.

PrestigioPlaza.com, an international IT and gadget online shop offering only the finest services and products from the world best known and exclusive brands, announced the availability of a new Dell 5-inch Android-based tablet – Dell Streak.

Dell Streak mini 5 Android tablet is a high resolution Mobile Internet Device with full phone features powered by Android OS and a fast 1 GHZ processor that allows the flexibility of running multiple applications at once. With an outstanding5-inch WVGA LCD supporting capacitive multi-touch damage-resistant display Dell Streak emphasizes its strengths as a Web browser, GPS navigator and Media player, and becomes ideal for reading and sending emails, socializing and communicating, watching HD movies, downloading and listening to the music, taking pictures and videos, uploading to the web, playing games, and much more havingeverything you need “on-the-go”.

At the same time, Dell Streak Android tablet features qualities of an ordinary smartphone with the ability of voice conversations and sending SMS/MMS messages. Integrated 3G wireless, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth allow constant connectivity for your favorite entertainment and efficient working experience. Synchronized address books via Google Contacts, Facebook and Exchange Client make it easy and convenient to communicate by phone, email, SMS, instant messaging or Skype. The device has 5 MP rear-facing with dual Led flash camera that allows taking high resolution photos and videos and share them with your social networks, while a front-facing VGA camera gives support for video calls.

Unlike other similar devices, Dell Streak mini 5 tablet has Adobe Flash support which allows experiencing the full web, including animated and interactive Flash content and games. The integrated applications let the user to socialize with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa, and Live Gallery; stay informed with weather, news, stocks, calendar, and RSS feeds; preview and download from the Amazon MP3 Music Store; stream and upload on YouTube and others. 2GB of internal storage and up to 32GB expandable Micro SD card provide plenty of space for downloading 1000s of free applications from Google Android Market. In addition, Dell Streak has an upgradable Android OS that enables you to use the latest applications and provides efficient functionality.

Other features of Dell Streak mobile phone also include the preinstalled Assisted GPS navigator and Google maps with navigation to guide you with real-time maps, directions, street views and life traffic updates available from Google. Integrated text-to-voice and turn-by-turn navigation is provided at user convenience.

Dell Streak mobile internet device comes together with headphones, micro fiber pouch, USB cable and charger plug. The additional Dell Streak accessories that can be purchased separately include the home docking station with HDMI output, car solutions, travel charger with removable plugs and various cables.

Dell Streak Android tablet is designed to enrich people’s lives through the use of latest technologies. It is more portable than a laptop, more convenient than a collection of gadgets – netbook, GPS, digital camera, MP3 player and more fitted in one unique device. Dell Streak mobile internet device is everything you need “on-the-go”.

Horizon offers next-generation technologies to guard the system of the customer.

These next-generation technologies of Horizon are different from existing security technologies. There are not yet these technologies in U.S.A., EU, and Japan. In addition, Horizon will intend to offer new technologies and applications about “Ubiquitous” in sequence .From all over the world, Horizon will suggest only new technologies to do excess of existing technology. In addition, all these technologies consigns system test to “the technically authoritative third person organization” strictly.

This program is gross size 1.43 kbytes, and the changing quantity is really a very small program of 292 bytes.

The masking system is in particular security software of a totally new type to overturn the conventional common sense that there is not in U.S.A., EU, Japan either. It has been never exceeded so far by any hackers.

Stratavia (www.stratavia.com), the leading independent provider of intelligent data center automation software solutions, announced today that top analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has named Stratavia a “Cool Vendor”, in 2009, in the “Cool Vendors in IT Operations, 2009” report by David Williams, et al.

This announcement follows the close of Stratavia’s most successful year to date, continuing the company’s pattern of robust growth and increasing recognition as the industry’s leading independent provider of data center automation solutions. The company also recently announced expansion into Europe, with the opening of an office in the United Kingdom.

“Stratavia is honored to be included by Gartner as a ‘Cool Vendor’ in IT operations,” said Thor Culverhouse, Stratavia’s president and chief executive officer. “We’ve seen first-hand that the entire IT market is looking to RBA to drive greater operational efficiencies, specifically as an enabling technology for strategic projects. We’ve developed and released dozens of Solution Packs for this purpose and are helping organizations to build cloud computing infrastructures, manage releases, automate expensive application and database maintenance operations, etc.”

About Gartner’s Cool Vendors Selection Process
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: innovative, enable users to do things they couldn’t do before; impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); intriguing, have caught Gartner’s interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

Gartner’s listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.

About Stratavia
Stratavia is a leading provider of Data Center Automation solutions. Stratavia’s flagship solution, Data Palette, is based upon an intelligent Run Book Automation platform, which automates complex, error-prone, manually intensive yet repetitive IT administration tasks. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Data Palette to define, build and execute standard operating procedures, and report on mission-critical applications and IT operations. Founded in 2001, Stratavia is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and is privately held and venture funded by Adams Street Partners, Asset Management Company and Vista Ventures. For more information go to www.stratavia.com.

An online newshound is loose in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Industry. UPsonNet’s innovative News Briefs Service embraces a growing desire for professionals and users to be updated on development with minimum time investment, providing not only essential up-to-date news in brief, with link to full stories, but also by digging around to expand the news as its happening.

The very important UPS industry, known also as battery backup, protects computers and other sensitive consumers, f r o m utility disturbances, continuing to provide conditioned power from batteries at mains outage.

Vast quantities of information are published daily on various media sites. With so much input, how can anyone find the time to scan the relevant material and cut through the clutter and noise, in order to be updated with the vital information needed to perform one’s task?

To offer a solution, UPSonNet (UON) scours daily, multiple resources, for news and publications about products, companies, components and related Power Protection and UPS Industry events.

Brief’s of latest news, filtered for important new features, approaches or insights are published on UPSonNet site, enabling users and industry participants, f r o m top management level to designers, consultants and service providers, to become updated with essential news, while devoting only a few minutes a day.

The Briefs link to the original source, to allow more depth, if required. Information or claims, of significant nature, such as technological breakthroughs, or competitive advantages, is further investigated by UON’s professional editors. The published briefs emphasize the particular reason, or the outstanding feature which caused the news to be selected for publication.

Initial feedback indicates the importance of this service, UPSonNet executive officer Meir Portnoy says. For example, a major data center company considers after reading the news on UON’s site, to change its original decision of using two high power UPS systems in parallel redundant configuration, to a single, new UPS, type 9395, offered by Eaton Corporation which has a feature of internal redundancy.

This unique feature was not mentioned in the original published source. UON’s editor learned about it f r o m an article on Eaton’s site, while looking for additional information beyond the original source content.

News of interest to specific audience, not highlighted by presentation on UON’s website, is brought to the attention of subscribed audience, by means of a circulated News Letter. The News Letter also adds and expands, the information published in the News Briefs.

Traditionally, Specifying requirements, and Purchasing the specified product are two main consecutive stages while procuring most industrial systems. Based on study results adding a Cost Oriented Reevaluation (COR) stage, can boost significantly ROI; always of prime importance, particularly with present economy.

Generally, specification aims for simplest solutions which meet users “must have” requirements. Main UPS parameters are Output power (SIZE), Type (topology) and Battery Backup time. Size is dictated by consumers which will be protected. Back up time and the types of the systems depend on the particular application.

Three dominant UPS types are offered by manufacturers. The Off-Line type solves outages and short-term grid disturbances; Line-Interactive type solves also Undervoltage and Overvoltage disturbances, whereas the On-Line type provides the best solution to all grid related disturbances.

The simplest, Off Line UPS, is recommended for protecting home computer applications. Line Interactive systems are used for small networks, implemented in stores, restaurants, small offices. On-Line systems protect high power, installations, data centers, on line service providers, industry, and other critical applications.

In the process of checking the pros and cons of On-Line versus Line interactive UPS for a particular project, UPSonNet found that some On-Line systems were cheaper, compared to equivalent Line Interactive types. Deeper investigation, suggested that the assumption of constant Price to Power ratio should also be questioned.

This led to performing a study of UPS market prices, from small 350VA size systems up to 120kVA installations. The research was based on market prices, of main brands like APC, Powerware, Tripplite as well as smaller good standing companies, and filtering the results by a weighting factor representing supplier’s market share.

The mentioned dual stage procurement method, of preparing technical specification to meet needed requirements, followed by a purchasing stage based on the technical specification is justified, assuming positive price to performance behavior and linear behavior of price to output power ratio.

The study violates these assumptions. A better UPS may cost less, while significantly higher power may have a slight effect on price. Market prices are affected by numerous factors, such as, technological innovations, strength and preferences of individual producers, popularity of certain power levels or certain brands, and more. Therefore, no price logic is obeyed when individual systems, are concerned.

UPS Industry Price List, presented on UPSonNet’s website displays the final study results. The information enables to rise beyond the individual system and see both the forest and the trees. It allows achieving optimal solution by analyzing each specific case, in order to deduce the impact of size and topology on system cost.

Research results call for additional Cost Oriented Reevaluation Stage, before the specification is confirmed and forwarded to purchasing department. The COR stage should investigate alternate solutions, and modify UPS specification for getting superior technical performance and better economical outcome.

Guiding steps on UPSonNet’s site, direct users how to use UPS Price List to gain significant advantages. COR implementation enables to achieve such benefits as system upgrading, extending output power, increasing back up time, introducing redundancy, and more, while decreasing system cost sometimes by almost 40%.

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